The Clan McLea/Livingstone Forum

Locating your ancestors is not always easy. I would not give up on Perthshire County quite yet. One problem you may find and I have found is that William's family may have been living in a neighbouring Parish to his wife's family and thus creates a difficulty locating kin.

The DNA project will certainly help find any Livingstons that are descended from the same ancestor both ancient and more near, but going with that and establishing a detailed family connection can still be a bit of a challenge and alot of work.

I am working on a list of Canadian Pioneer Livingstones prior to 1840. Still a work in progress but I will pass it on to you and kyle in the not too distant future. Included of course is your ancestor William Livingston and the other Livingstons that settled in Lanark County, Upper Canada in 1821. Perhaps they were related. Hopefully someday I can get to the archives I find out some more about the Lanark County Livingstons.